For my final design project, I chose London's South Bank, particularly ''the Arc'' as I refer to it, from Waterloo Station extending to Waterloo Bridge to the north and Westminster Bridge to the South. It is a major tourist hub and being an international student I was not impressed. The site is less than 5 mins walk from the station and yet it seem so far away. The large building complexes: Elizabeth House and the Shell Centre restrict the permeability of the site.
The site has many prominent attractions and landmarks:
- London Eye
- South bank Centre- Royal Festival Hall, Hayward Gallery
- County Hall and London Aquarium
- Jubilee Gardens
Besides these attractions the site seems very 'grey', fragmented and uninteresting. Most of the the excitement happens along the Riverside Walk and the informal skatepark beneath the Hungerford Bridge. I love the colour and vibrance of the graffiti under the skate park.
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| Book market beneath Hungerford Bridge |
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| Graffiti and Skate Park |
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Graffiti  |
My aspiration is to reconnect the different spaces on the site forming a cohesive public realm. the first day of class I made this quick concept model. The main idea was about reconnectivity and creating activity spots throughout the site I thought about animating the site with water from the Thames but Tom suggested that I used the water from surface water management, i.e SUDS.
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